NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan discussed the opening of more Indian curriculum-based schools in the UAE to meet the educational needs of the Indian diaspora with the Chairperson of the Department of Education and Knowledge, UAE, Sara Musallam.
Such schools could also facilitate two-way student exchanges right from the school level.
An official release from the Education Ministry said Pradhan launched the first overseas Atal Incubation Centre at the Abu Dhabi campus of IIT Delhi. He has also launched the B.Tech and Ph.D programs in Chemical Engineering and Energy & Sustainability at the institute.
Pradhan said the institute would evolve as a world-class institution and nurture global leaders in engineering, technology, energy, sustainability, AI and other futuristic areas.
“The AIC at IIT Delhi’s Abu Dhabi unit will nurture joint start-ups and research-led ventures by both Indian and UAE innovators and also promote bilateral collaboration in deep tech, AI, clean energy, healthcare and other sectors of mutual importance. The AIC providing world-class incubation facilities, will also act as a gateway to the Middle East markets for Indian start-ups and innovators,” he said.
This institution served as a beacon of knowledge and research and a lighthouse of the India-UAE knowledge partnership, the release added.
Later in the evening, he graced the first anniversary of the Dubai campus of Symbiosis University, which marked one year of successful operation in the UAE.
During a guided tour, he interacted with students in the classroom and also at various laboratories.